tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34494323852748046822014-10-03T11:38:11.613+05:30.renukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.comBlogger284125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-38428563730415060462012-09-15T14:30:00.000+05:302012-09-15T14:26:30.619+05:30VINAYAKA CHATURTHI-NEIVEDIYAM
In my earlier post I had given the pooja procedures for Vinayaka Chathurthi.Now to the Neivediyam recipes.
According to the Panchagam each day of a month is reffered as Thidhi.The days after Amavasai is known as Valarpirai Thidhi and days after Pournami are Theipirai Thidhi.The fourth day is Chaturthi and the Valarpirai Chaturthi in the Tamizh month of Avanni is celebrated as Vinayaka Chaturthirenukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-7943130795765800092012-09-15T14:00:00.000+05:302012-09-21T16:58:34.313+05:30VINAYAGA CHATHURTHI POOJA PROCEDURES
The festive season has begun with Varalakshmi Nombu,Krishna Jayanthi which would be followed by Vinayaga Chathurthi,Saraswathi Pooja,Deepavali.Here in Tamilnadu clay is used to make pillaiyar.Though it was made by hands those days now moulds are used.
The procedures in each house differ.We buy the clay pillaiyar do Abhishegam with Oil,Diraviya Podi,Rice Flour,Turmeric powder,Sandal powder,Curd,renukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-10840760957389547952012-06-01T23:21:00.000+05:302012-06-02T14:09:20.295+05:30
CHOCOLATE PIE
I have a good collection of cook books,but of late I've not bought one and seeing Tarla Dalal's Cooking and More I just grabbed a copy of a collection of easy and good recipes.Pies are always in my to do list,but due to constraint in getting some ingredients I always postpone trying them.But luckily was able to try out today and was happy with the taste too.This time my niece whorenukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-75133462395636667262012-05-25T17:00:00.000+05:302012-06-02T14:12:56.796+05:30EGGLESS BLACK FOREST CAKE
Cooking and Baking has always been my passion though it changes according to my mood fluctuations.The last one week had been full of trial recipes which were pending to be tried for long,so I skipped new posts and concentrated on my recipes.
BLACK FOREST CAKE has always been a tricky one for me.I've tried this recipe several times and it had always been a flop-unable to get fresh cream,renukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-19451541341279888132012-05-24T14:36:00.000+05:302012-05-24T14:36:00.702+05:30PAROTAS MADE EASY
The word PAROTA itself makes everyone hungry.One of the kids favourite food is parota.When we go out to hotels we find our children ordering parota as their first choice.It is actually a travel food for the people in Tamilnadu.You can see lot of people especially the bus and lorry drivers queing up the Night Kadais,as they are popularly known and the sound of making the Kothu Parota on the largerenukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-17973792634837195382012-05-23T16:40:00.000+05:302012-05-23T16:40:00.707+05:30RAS MALAI FOR ICC
Ras Malai,a perfect cool dish for this summer.Thanks again Sri for choosing this for this month's ICC.Though I have tried Rasgulla in the same method I didn't know it was the same procedure but with milk syrup.The malais came out well of course few broke,but was good for the first attempt.I followed the same method expect that I added a pinch of food colour
You can find the recipe hererenukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-78670228850209482032010-03-15T19:54:00.008+05:302010-03-16T15:11:29.055+05:30INDIAN COOKING CHALLENGE- ARISELUAs I missed out last month's challenge,I was very much interested in joining this ICC more so the sweet being Ariselu which is popularly known as Adhirasam in Tamil.I remember my granny preparing for Deepavali in a very traditional way which was a really long procedure and a difficult one too. But making in small quantity was easier and is a base to increase the number in future.I followed the renukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-47290036774274039482010-01-15T12:25:00.005+05:302010-01-15T13:44:03.977+05:30INDIAN COOKING CHALLENGE-MOONG DAL HALWAI regret of missing out last month's challenge and was determined to join for this month.So with all the hectic Pongal work over,made a quick halwa just now clicked a few shots and posted.This post of mine is as quick as making the halwa.I followed Lataji's recipe of Moong Dal HalwaIngredientsSplit (Yellow) Moong dhal - 1 cupGhee - 1/2 cupSugar - 3/4 cups to 1 cup (as per required sweetness)Milk renukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-9526915498360485242009-10-31T15:02:00.006+05:302009-10-31T15:18:53.166+05:30ICC-OCTOBER-GULAB JAMUNCome Deepavali we see different brands of Gulab Jamun mixes with lot of offers to woo the customers.You would all agree to me that many of us like this wonderful sweet which has become easy to prepare with all the ready mixes. With hectic activities this month I would have prepared using khova,but luckily we don't get it here.So I decided to make the jamuns from the scratch and definitely no renukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-35837807793089751142009-09-30T14:53:00.007+05:302009-09-30T15:57:49.830+05:30ICC-SEPTEMBERMURUKKU is a part and parcel of every house in Tamilnadu and a favourite snack for many.But we make murukku only on special occasions like Krishna Jayanti and Deepavali and also in large quantities so I've never done it single handed.Iam happy that the ICC has given me the oppurtunity to make murukku totally myself.But we usually grind the rice in the rice mill,this time it was the mixie.Iam renukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-28038885481662180682009-09-17T18:16:00.002+05:302009-09-17T18:21:39.229+05:30SOME FACTS ON NAVARATHRI FESTIVALThe festival of NAVARATHRI is celebrated in different forms and names in our country.In Tamilnadu it is celebrated as NAVARATHRI GOLU Here the dolls are arranged in steps on Puratasi Amavasai.This festival is also known as SHARADHA NAVARATHRI.The nine days are divided into sets of three days to adore three different aspects of the Goddess. The first three renukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-75032091489285238712009-09-17T18:13:00.003+05:302009-09-17T18:21:11.365+05:30NAVARATHRI POOJA PROCEDURES-1Navarathri is celebrated throughout our country but in different ways.I have compiled this by gathering information from my friends who have been doing it for generations in Tamilnadu. HOW TO DO THE POOJATake a Marapalakai-wooden plankDraw a Kolam Place a banana leaf(the tip portion) and spread raw rice Take a Sombu wrap thread,keep turmeric and kumkum pottu Pour clean water to fill 3/4 of the renukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-81034939830324876312009-09-17T18:11:00.001+05:302009-09-17T18:20:55.146+05:30NAVARATHRI POOJA PROCEDURES-2As mentioned in my earlier post I've compiled the pooja procedure for each day.Again it is all according to your convenience.DAY-1Goddess Worshipped-MaheswariKolam-Any kolam using rice flourFlowers-Jasmine and Vilvam leavesNeivediyam-Venn PongalMusic- Songs in Thodi Ragam Instrument-MridangamGoddess in North India-Saila PuthriDAY-2Goddess Worshipped-GowmariKolam-Any kolam in squares using wheat renukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-23216822226706554612009-09-17T18:09:00.004+05:302009-09-17T18:20:37.233+05:30NAVARATHRI POOJA PROCEDURES-3NAVARATHRI is a festival celebrated in different ways in each state of India.The most important part of the the celebration in Tamilnadu is the GOLU/KOLU as it is called here.Dolls are arranged in steps called GOLU PADI.The dolls include right from Gods,freedom fighters,fancy dolls,parks,zoo etc to name a few.Today it is even theme based and it has become customery in many regions that they are renukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-30472045863596414332009-09-17T18:07:00.001+05:302009-09-17T18:20:13.829+05:30NAVRATHRI POOJA PROCEDURES-4As I had mentioned in my earlier GOLU is an important event in Tamilnadu.I remember my days of chidhood when we used to unpack,arrange dolls,buy new ones,set theme parks and invite our friends and it used to be real fun.But all households do not follow this and so after my marriage no more of Golu work.I would like to share my experiences and how we used to arrange the dolls.The GOLU starts on renukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-73322258538681818422009-08-31T11:06:00.009+05:302009-08-31T19:27:29.365+05:30ICC--AUGUST FESTIVE SPECIALThe festive season has started with Vinayaga Chathurthi.As Lord Ganesha is considered as the first God by many of us when starting anything new,the festive season also starts by worshipping him first.This month's ICC is a very apt one and I managed to make this different dish which I would otherwise would have never done.I had followed the same recipe as Mints without any changes.PANCHAKHADYA renukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-32703445112166372962009-08-11T14:56:00.003+05:302009-08-11T15:18:41.861+05:30SAMBHAR RICESambhar is an integral part of every house in Tamilnadu.Again the ingredients used,the method differ from each other and we can never taste the same sambhar in any two houses.This is a very simple recipe and a healthy one too and ideal for packed lunches,though tastier when had steaming hot.IngredientsRice-2 cupsToor dal-1/2 cupTamarind-lemon sizedSmall onions-15 nosMixwd Vegetables-1 to 2 renukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-86492307117808934692009-07-31T14:42:00.005+05:302009-07-31T15:50:20.978+05:30INDIAN COOKING CHALLENGE-KHAMAN DHOKLAIt's great to see dhoklas all round the blogosphere and thanks to Srivalli for a new concept ICC-INDIAN COOKING CHALLENGE I always hesitate to try out recipes which are long,so when I saw this recipe too,had the same feeling.But this challenge has broken off my myth as it is one of the easiest ones I have made.So can see lot more long recipes in my blog in future.I have followed the recipe renukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-90844644299085444992009-07-30T14:53:00.001+05:302009-07-30T15:14:23.004+05:30HANDY HINTSSome useful hints for you to ponderTo clean cane articles mix table salt and borax in a little water and apply with a sponge.The salt will strengthen the cane and the borax will clean it.While trying out new recipes,place the recipe book or paper in a transparent polythene bag to avoid staining or damage of any kindChildren's shoes often get badly scuffed,especially on the toes.Rub a slice of rawrenukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-87306170533648180452009-07-29T22:33:00.003+05:302009-07-29T23:06:29.009+05:30KODHUMAI / WHEAT FLOUR KUZHToday wheat is substituted in place of rice by many of us.Though the carbs level is said to be same,we feel that we consume less quantity of wheat products.Wheat flour is used to make many dishes like chapathi,puri,dosas but kuzh is a very old recipe and easy to make for a filling dinner.IngrdientsWheat Flour-2 cupsButter milk / water-as requiredSalt-as requiredFor seasoningMustard-1 tspUrad renukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-80080338321950712472009-07-22T11:00:00.000+05:302009-07-22T11:47:07.276+05:30CLICK ENTRY-BI-COLOURWhen I was clicking for my recipe vazhai poo vadai I was really amazed by the nature's gift of the flower and decided to send it to this month's CLICK EVENTNATURE'S GIFTrenukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-19514616859478734842009-07-20T13:40:00.002+05:302009-07-20T13:58:35.169+05:30KITCHEN QUERIESIam due in sharing some kitchen tips nowIf any gravy becomes spicy,just grind little coconut and add to the gravy with few drops of lime juiceDry roast 2 cinnamon,2 cloves,a teaspoon of fried gram and a teaspoon of khus-khus and dry grind without adding water and store in fridge.This can be used for kurmas while cooking during the hectic morning hoursFor a white coconut chutney along with chilli renukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-57902607103219728512009-07-18T19:54:00.008+05:302009-07-18T22:36:45.663+05:30VAZHAI POO /BANANA FLOWER VADAI -EVENT ENTRYThanks to EC as her event makes me relish what I like.Here I needn't tell about the health values of banana flower as everyone of us know about it.But today children just don't touch what is really good for their health and its our responsibility to combine them with what they like.Fried items is liked by children and vazhai poo can be combined with channa dal for a healthy renukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-39240941016061957212009-07-14T20:48:00.004+05:302009-07-14T21:17:48.336+05:30AN UNEXPECTED BREAKIt has always happened,whenever Iam in full swing blogging my PC demands a rest and so happened that it was rectified only today and Iam here immediately,though with a simple recipe as I desperately wanted to blog today and visit my blogger friends too and catch up what I missed for the last 2 weeksFRUIT SALADIngredientsAppleOrangePineapplePapayaGreen grapesBlack grapesPomegranateBananaLime-a fewrenukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449432385274804682.post-15043310015388103512009-07-02T14:54:00.001+05:302009-07-02T15:17:05.778+05:30KADALAI-KEERAI KUZHAMBUThe health benefits of Keerai/Greens is known to all of us.But these days we need to force our children to eat them.Combining the greens with their favourites like potatoes,rice varieties etc are some combinations.This recipe is a very old recipe from my MIL,a combination of drumstick leaves and Kabuli channa.We can either use white or black ones.Here in this recipe I used the black renukahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11031402908976720626noreply@blogger.com7